New students guide 2019 - by Students of medical technology in Oulu Oulun lääketieteen tekniikan ...

New students guide
       2019

by Students of medical technology in Oulu

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OLTO’s greeting

Hi new student!                              information about the events (please be
                                             in touch with the guild here).
Huge congratulations for a new place
of study and excellent study choice.         The first event of the OLTO on
Welcome to our interdisciplinary group       autumn is preparty of the opening
of students!                                 ceremony of the University, Vulcanalia
                                             (see definition of vocabulary) on
The interdisciplinarity of the field is      Wednesday, 11 September. This event
also reflected in our subject                is a multi-year event where you can see
organization: All students interested in     the students of OLTO from all possible
medical technology and biomedical            courses of the year. In addition, OLTO
engineering can join Oulun lääketieteen      will soon organize OLTO information
tekniikan opiskelijat ry a.k.a OLTO          event, especially for new students, as
(Students of medical technology in           soon as your studies begin. There you
Oulu). We work as a primary subject          can hear more about OLTO. In addition,
organization for medical and wellness        a representative of the TEK (Technical
technology and biomedical engineering        Academic) organization is presenting
students.                                    important things related to the trade
                                             union.
It is a good idea to join our guild at
the very beginning of your studies: this     Once again, congratulations and
will ensure your access to the events        good luck with new interesting studies!
organized by the guild and access to
the guild's email list. Joining is easy on
our website www.olto-kilta.fi.

The website also has a lot of
information about your new guild.
OLTO organizes a wide range of
activities and events for its members all
around the year: there are leisure
activities, parties, sporting events and
movie nights. You can find out more
about the events for example in the
Events section of this opus. We will
inform you about the activities and
events of the guild through the guild's
own e-mail list, on our website as best
as we can, and on the guild's Facebook
page, that you already should go and
follow. Also, the informal chat of the
guild in the Whatsapp app gives you          Ps, feel free to come ask anything!

Tuomas Partanen / Tumbe
Chairman of the board
Students of medical technology in Oulu

About the guild

Olto joined the event called "Kirkkovenesoudut" where the main thing is to row a boat as a team as fast as possible and
                                                   have some fun.

Oulun lääketieteen tekniikan opiskelijat (students of medical technology in Oulu) ry aka OLTO
is a guild established in 1993, which works to unite students of medical technology in University of
Oulu and all the students interested in the field. OLTO’s goal is to keep up good contacts to
companies, experts and other universities and other guilds in the same field in other guilds, aka
sister guilds.
There’s about 250 members in the guild and they represent an exceptionally broad spectrum of
students and graduates from faculties of Medicine, Natural Sciences, Technology, and Information
Technology and Electrical Engineering. What they all have in common is the interest to use their

knowledge in medical technology applications and to immerse into medical technology already
during their studies.
OLTO keeps up the contact to the companies, guilds and experts by attending events (e.g. Day of
Medical Physics and Technology) and seminars. OLTO arranges company visits and “working life
evenings”, to bring the medical technology companies closer to the students. Guild’s caucus names
a teacher from University of Oulu to be an Oltermanni for the guild for a year at a time, who has
shown active development and support of medical technology. The job of Oltermanni is to support
the guild’s actions and be a link between the guild and staff of the university.
The activity of OLTO has developed greatly in the past few years. We meet students of medical
technology from different faculties at the guild room but also in sauna and movie nights for example.
Besides those OLTO has sitsit (sittning) and various other events in collaboration with other guilds.
The biggest and finest event is anniversary ball which is arranged every fifth year.
OLTO is the main guild for students of wellness and medical technology and biomedical
engineering. All interested students can join no matter if they are a member of another guild.
Membership is free. We inform members of events and other important issues with emails, on our
website and on social media as well as the guild’s info board.

Guild’s board
The guild chooses its board in the caucus that is around the Christmas time. The board works
for a year and some of the titles of the board can change from year to year. Some people may have
multiple titles. The guild board has regular meetings and is responsible for guild’s activities and
organizing events.
Board of 2019 and their main jobs:

                     Tuomas Partanen, chairperson
                     Chairpersons main job is to call the board to a meeting regularly, to supervise
                     the meetings and coordinate the board. Chairperson makes sure that the
                     board follows the plan of action and guild’s rules. Chairperson works closely
                     with trade union TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK).

                     Valtteri Lamberg, vice charperson, event coordinator
                     Vice chairperson supervises the meetings if the chairperson cannot attend for
                     some reason.
                     Event coordinator has the main responsibility in organizing events and
                     scheduling them. In cases of collaborations, they are in contact with the other
                     organizing guild(s) and keeps the board up to date with the planning. The
                     events are planned either together with the whole board or in event
                     committees that can be gathered for bigger events, such as bar parties or sitsit.

                     Anniina Palojärvi, event coordinator

                     Mari Kangas, secretary
                     Secretary writes the minutes of each meeting, confirms them with the board
                     and archives them. Secretary also takes care of the member register.

                     Riikka Lehtonen, study representative
                     Study representative maintains guild’s exam archive and works with different
                     units and degree program committees regarding study and degree issues and
                     feedback from the guild members.

Samuli Iso-Möttönen, treasurer
Treasurer takes care of guild’s oney transactions and keeps up with the
accounting.

Timo Välkky, press officer
Press officer takes care that the members are informed with ongoings of the
guild by taking care of the guild’s email list: they add new members and
moderates the messages. They also take care of the website: they organise,
develop and update the site together with the rest of the board.

Aleksi Penttilä, PR representative
PR representative takes care of acquiring supporting members, is in contact
with them and finishes the agreement and sees it being filled. It’s also their
responsibility to act as a link between the guild and different organisations
and companies. PR representative takes care of company visits, “working life
evenings” and events organised with partners.

Santeri Siira, PR representative

Ville Hassinen, member representative
Member representative takes care of member recruitment and strives to spead
knowledge of OLTO within guilds and degree programs. Member rep also has
the responsibility in organizing and planning excursions. They also organize a
BBQ during Wappu.

The guild also has some officials whose responsibility with guild’s actions is smaller.
The officials of 2019 and their main jobs:

              Valtteri Lamberg, sports representative, guild room representative
              The sports representative mainly organizes sport events. They also take care of
              guild’s sport equipment and first aid kit and take care of sport day organization.
              Guild room representative takes care of the general condition of the guild room and
              handles the issues regarding to the guild room. They make sure there’s coffee and
              chocolate at the guild room and they inform the guild by email about issues
              regarding the guild room.
              Janne Kilponen, preparty and gathering friend, electricity representative
              Preparty and gathering friend takes care of preparties and other gatherings and
              guild’s meetings together with event coordinators and chairperson.

              Is a student of Electrical Engineering, who informs the board of issues regarding
              Electrical Engineering degree program.

              Ville Hassinen, social political representative, MSc rep
              Social political representative handles issues regarding guild’s social political
              questions, like health, living and wellbeing and gives statements about these for the
              guild.

              MSc rep is a student of biomedical engineering, who informs the board of issues
              regarding Biomedical Engineering degree program (MSc) in ITEE faculty.

              Mari Kangas, member representative’s travel mate

              Member representative’s travel mate helps the member representative with
              organizing the excursions.

              Riikka Lehtonen, international representative
              International representative takes care of issues regarding international students.

              Joonas Valkama, häkkermän / hackerman, adviser
              Hackerman has the main responsibility of OLTO’s website and administration.

              Adviser is a previous chairperson, who acts as a help and source of information for
              the current chairperson.

              Samuli Iso-Möttönen, environmental representative
              Environmental representative takes care of guild’s environmental issues, such as
              recycling and strives to guide the board to make environmental friendly choices.

Pekka Nyrönen, alumni representative
Alumni representative takes care of guild’s alumni issues, so cooperates with
graduated students.

Uula Ranta, information representative
Is a student of Computer Science and Engineering, who informs the board of issues
regarding Computer Science and Engineering degree program.

Janne Kykkänen, management representative
Is a student of Industrial Engineering and Management, who informs the board of
issues regarding Industrial Engineering and Management degree program.

Aleksanteri Heikkinen, Machine
Is a student of Mechanical Engineering, who informs the board of issues regarding
Mechanical Engineering degree program.

Linda Rantamaa, old fogey
Old fogey is usually an older member of OLTO who takes care that traditions are
honored.

Visa Seppänen, old fogey

Guildroom at Linnanmaa campus
OLTO’s guildroom (HK208) is located at the end of Chemistry corridor on second floor. You can
usually access it easily by walking till the end of Chemistry corridor and taking a right. There’s a
door on the right which leads to a staircase, up the stairs and then you’re there! There are signs to
help to guide the way. Lately going to the guildroom has been a bit more difficult though because
of renovations, but we inform about the changed routes via email regularly.

The guildroom is a part of a guildroom complex, and Atlas, Histoni, Valenssi, ESN and Niso live there
as well. We have a common kitchen, restrooms, a multipurpose room and a meeting room. You can
use the rooms for studying, playing or just hanging around. There’s a lot of sofas for lounging in the
multipurpose room and a video projector which can be used in guild events like movie nights. In the
meeting room there are tables, chairs and
computers for intense studying and a Darts board. In
the kitchen there is a fridge, microwave oven and
OLTO’s own coffee maker. Booking lists for the
rooms can be found from the rooms’ doors. The guild
boards can book the rooms for guild’s own use, for
example for a meeting or a game night. It’s good to
check there is no booking for another guild when you
are using the room.

OLTO’s own room is located on the corridor of the
guildroom complex (you can’t be fooled by the big
OLTO sign). There’s a big sofa, a coat rack for
clothes, shelves for mugs and other things and two tables and chairs. There’s also OLTO’s own
microwave oven. OLTO also has a computer for its members and some old exam papers in a
physical format and other helpful papers. Official exam archive is on the website https://olto-
kilta.fi/tenttiarkisto/. The info board has the newest meeting calls and you can leave feedback for the
board into the feedback post box. You can make your own coffee for free with OLTO’s machine.
For more information, contact the guild room representative.

OLTO’s own events
Vulcanalia preparty: This year, Wednesday 11th of September is the starting party of the school
year, and OLTO has its own preparty to start things up. We’ll let you know more about it right when
school starts! This is the first chance for new students to meet older guild people.
OLTO-info: Info event for the new students of Biomedical Engineering and everyone who is
interested in medical technology. The guild, the board, the services the guild offers and other
activities will be covered. What’s more, we go through the upcoming events. Older guild members
are also welcome. A speaker from TEK also tells about their services.
Alumni event: In the alumni event the students and alumni, aka graduated students, meet. We will
inform about this later.
Fall excursion: OLTO has a fall excursion to RekomBIOnation event (a gathering to OLTO and
other Bioengineering guilds). This year Reko will be organized 22-24.11 so mark this to your
calendar.
OLTO’s bar parties: OLTO usually organizes two bar parties a year, one in spring, one in fall, so
this fall we’ll have a bar party to go to.
Other preparties: OLTO has preparties to some of the biggest parties of the year, like Laskiainen
(Shrovetide party, in February-March).
Sitsit: OLTO tries to arrange at least two sitsit (sittning) parties a year.
Sport days: Sportful events where we can for example snow football or go to Megazone! If you
come up with something new, we will listen to new ideas!
“Board grabbing”: In fall we have an event where current board members tell about their titles to
new potential student who are interested in the guild activities.
Christmas party: Before Christmas we have our traditional Christmas party. All guild members get
to be elves, go to sauna and have fun together! Christmas delicacies are served.
Caucus: Whole guild’s meeting, where new board and officials are decided for the next year, as well
as action plan, budget plan and guild’s Oltermanni. Caucus will be 1.11.-15.12.
The annual meeting: Whole guild’s meeting, where we go over last year’s action report, financial
statements and if last year’s board will be discharged. The annual meeting will be 1.2.-31.3.
LFT day: Day of Medical Physics and Technology is a seminar in February, each year held
somewhere around Finland. OLTO usually takes part in the seminar and it has been a blast.
Company visits: Visits to companies of the field. Company tells about their products/services and
probably gives the students a tour in their offices.
“Working life evening”: Event where bunch of companies from the field are invited to tell about
their activities. Usually there’s time for general discussion alongside coffee.
Sauna nights: Relaxed gatherings where we go to sauna together. Usually with over activities such
as board games or drinking games.
Movie nights: We gather to watch a movie we voted and OLTO usually provides some snacks.

Board game nights: We play different board games and hang out. We have a bunch of different
games and own games are appreciated as well.
Pimp my overalls: We gather to sew our overall patches for example before big events like
Laskiainen (Shrovetide party) or Wappu (end of the year party week).
Wappu BBQ: OLTO member gather to BBQ while the freshman technology students swim in the
ditch.
THERE’S AN EVENTS-PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE UPCOMING EVENTS ARE LISTED.
WE USUALLY CREATE FACEBOOK EVENTS AS WELL, SO LIKE US IN FACEBOOK TO STAY
UP TO DATE.

Other important events
Vulcanalia (11.9.): OYY’s (student union’s) start-of-the-year party for all the students of the
university of Oulu and the staff. During the day there’s a guild fair and in the evening there’s a big
party!
Guild room round: New students circle the guild rooms of the university in groups. In the guild
rooms there are students to tell about their own guild and to sell overall patches. It’s a good chance
to buy the patches for your own overalls!
Freshman orienteering: In groups people go around a route with locations whereyou can get points
according to your performance, outfits, team spirit, bribes (food, drinks) etc. YOu will get a good idea
of other freshmen and city of Oulu. The competition ends to a after party. Mallasappro: In the middle
of fall term there’s an event where you drink yourself a degree. You have to drink a certain amount
of drinks within a time limit. If you complete the degree you get a patch to show it. All the university
participates, the bars in question are in the city centre. Process Engineering students are the
organizers.
Abi days: University shows the graduating upper secondary students which study programmes are
available for them. Students also tell about their own fields, so Biomedical Engineers as well.
PESTI days: Event, where representatives of companies come to the university to tell about possible
career options and summer jobs they have to offer!
Speksis: Speksi is interactive student theatre with musical and dance numbers. If you shout
OMSTART you can change the course of the show! There are two local speksis: TerwaSpeksi
(medical students) and PahkiSpeksi. Other universities have their own, as well, like NääSpeksi
(Tampere) and TeekkariSpeksi (Aalto)
Overall party: Usually in a bar, where all the students come dressed in their overalls. The parties
have some sort of theme. You can buy your tickets in advance from the campus. Sometimes they
can be arranged in Teekkaritalo or Walhalla.
Interdisciplinary overall party: Finanssi ry’s (economy students) party which is open to all
students.
Shrovetide party: Mechanical Engineering students organize a big party every Shrovetide Tuesday
(the timing depends each year but usually it is around February-March). The day starts with downhill
games in Raksila and ends with a party in a night club. It’s one of those big parties that everybody
participates in, no matter in which faculty they study.

Wappu: Student’s Wappu starts long before the actual First of May celebrations. For at least a week,
there are parties every day and they culminate to the Wappu Eve party. The Engineering students
are well known for their Wappu Celebrations and they have tons of legendary events for Wappu.
“Dippings”: The Engineering student freshmen go dipping in Åström park, it’s one of the most
traditional events of Wappu.

Studying Biomedical Engineering in the University of Oulu

Master´s Programmes in Biomedical Engineering are offered jointly by two faculties at the
University of Oulu, the Faculty of Medicine (FMED) and the Faculty of Information Technology and
Electrical Engineering (ITEE). There are two programmes: national ‘Lääketieteen tekniikan
maisteriohjelma’ and international Master’s Programme in Biomedical Engineering. The
programmes lead either to the degree of Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) or to the degree of
Master of Science (Technology) (MSc). One can apply to international Master’s Programme with
university level Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in related field.

Faculty of Medicine has also Study programme of Medical and Wellness Technology, which
consist of three-year Bachelor and two-year Master’s degrees. Students are only accepted via
transfer from another Bachelor program. Last application round for transfer was on 2019.

Students in several other Bachelor programmes can also choose Biomedical Engineering as minor
subject.

There is summary of our biomedical engineering study programmes in the next page.

Information about studying in the university

You can find the updated and most recent information from http://www.oulu.fi/university/new-
students . You should read the page carefully and make sure that you have confirmed your study
place and university enrolment and registration and paid the student union fee. The site has
multiple useful links for more information!

Some important links:
   ●   Tuudo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fi.caleidon.tuudo&hl=fi
          ○ Tuudo is mobile app for students. Tuudo shows your study progress and has your
              schedule in it. Tuudo has menu for each university restaurant, timetables for busses
              and many more useful features. You can also see your course grades, registrations
              and PSP.
   ●   O365: http://o365.oulu.fi
          ○ Free Microsoft Office cloud software and your student mailbox.
          ○ Important: register your account even before your studies begin!
   ●   WebOodi: https://weboodi.oulu.fi (This one either is going to be replaced or platform
       changes in future!)
          ○ You can enroll on most courses and exams on WebOodi. You can also find your
              progress and your personal study plan on WebOodi. The enrollment on university
              happens also in WebOodi along with your contact information.
   ●   Moodle:
          ○ We will get more info about this later, but Moodle is going to replace our older
              systems and environments like Noppa https://noppa.oulu.fi and Optima
              https://optima.oulu.fi.
          ○ Some courses will still use Noppa and Optima systems in 2019-2020.
          ○ Noppa and Optima are used to share material for courses etc.
          ○ Moodle will be the primary system later.
   ●   Notio: https://notio.oulu.fi
          ○ Notio is an intranet of University of Oulu and it could be accessed in University's
              network. When using Notio outside the University's network, you need to log in
              using your user account of the university.
You can sign in to these apps with your PAJU-account

Check also these:
   ●   Oulun lääketieteen tekniikan opiskelijat ry (OLTO): http://olto-kilta.fi
           ○ Our website (you may have come to this place through this link already!)
   ●   Faculty of Medicine: https://www.oulu.fi/medicine/
   ●   Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering ITEE:
       https://www.oulu.fi/itee/
   ● Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology: http://www.mipt-oulu.fi/
   ● Biomedical Engineering Research Group (BME): https://www.oulu.fi/cse/bme
   ●   Oulun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (OYY): http://oyy.fi
          ○ Student union of the university of oulu.
          ○ OYY mailing lists: http://www.oyy.fi/en/for-students/oyy-
              membership/information-channels/
          ○ Interest societies: https://www.oyy.fi/student-societies/harrastejarjestot/?lang=en
          ○ Subject societies: https://www.oyy.fi/student-societies/ainejarjestot/?lang=en
   ●   Faculty Study Affairs: https://www.oulu.fi/forstudents/faculty-study-affairs
   ●   Student card: https://www.frank.fi/en/

○   Get your student id card here. With the card you can get special deals on shops and
              restaurants.
          ○ There is also a mobile app to use for your student identification.
   ●   Other useful sites for University students:
          ○ University libraries: http://www.oulu.fi/library/
          ○ Student center: http://www.oulu.fi/university/node/34985
          ○ Financial aid: http://www.oulu.fi/university/financial-aid
          ○ Restaurants: Juvenes – http://juvenes.fi ja Uniresta - http://uniresta.fi
          ○ Linnanmaa menus: http://lmaa.today
          ○ Lääkiks menus: http://laakislounaat.info
          ○ Healthcare: (Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiö, YTHS): http://www.yths.fi/en

You should check out and follow the biomedical engineering Optima-environment infowall and its
materials and links even if you are not doing any biomedical engineering courses.

How to get started

APARTMENT
As a biomedical engineering student you can rejoice, because you can live in pretty much any part
of Oulu. That is because often you need to travel between campuses even during your day. However
many live right next to one of the campuses: either near Linnanmaa or Kontinkangas/downtown.
Possible providers of cheap apartments are e.g. PSOAS, Sivakka, OsNa and SATO to name a few.
Apartments are also provided by private sector. You should search for an apartment as soon as you
are chosen because during July and August, the competition for student apartments is high.

FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES
Most of the local stores that sell furniture and appliances are located at Ritaharju, Kaakkuri,
Limingantulli or Taka-Lyötty. These stores include (but are not limited to) Jysk, Gigantti, Asko, Isku,
Sotka, Musta Pörssi, Vepsäläinen, Verkkokauppa etc. The closest IKEA is located at Haaparannalla,
which is approximately 130 km North of Oulu.

If you are interested in cheap second hand furniture, there are a few popular options you can choose
from. These include Järkikirppis (Raksila), Salvation Army store (Limingantulli) and Tori.fi (online
service for buying and selling).

COMMUTING
Best way to travel in Oulu is with a bicycle. There are plenty of good roads for cyclists. If you are
looking for a bike, there are plenty of bike shops in Oulu. E.g. Pyörä-Suvala, Jussin Pyöräpiste,
Intersport etc. Second hand stores might also have some bikes for sale! It is also very important to
get a lock for you bike since Oulu is also a very popular place for bike thieves. These locks can be
found in almost any convenience and hardware stores though it is preferable to purchase your lock
from a hardware store or a bike shop.

Oulu also has a public transport system called Waltti. Different travel zones have different prices,
but most commonly a student only needs the A-zone card which covers most of Oulu city area (most
notably downtown, Linnanmaa and Kontinkangas). You can either purchase a one-way ticket (from
the bus with cash!) or a card that can be loaded with one-way tickets or a monthly pass. 30-day pass
is 42€ for a student (+ the card itself if you don’t already have one, but this is usually a few more
euros). One-way tickets are 3,30€ for A-zone, but only 2,05€ if value is loaded onto the card. More
information can be found here:
http://waltti.fi/info-faq/?lang=en

You can check the bus routes and lines from Google Maps, Nysse mobile application or from
http://jl.oulunliikenne.fi. With the latter ones, you can follow the busses in real time. Only some of the
bus stops have this same possibility but all of them do contain timetables.

FOOD
There are some restaurants that serve meals for students with the very low price of 2,60€. These
restaurants are most of the ones found in University (either campus). Also Vanilla and ODL have
food for offer at this price downtown. More information about the food can be found online or at the
restaurants. It should be noted that the student prices are only applied if a valid student card is
presented.

Oulu is best known for its pizza and döner kebab but there are a lot of other good restaurants. Go
out and see for yourself!

PARKING
Both Linnanmaa and Kontinkangas have parking spaces for students but it should be noted that
there isn’t a plethora of them and most of the spaces are taken before 9 o’clock. Also take extra
caution to not park anywhere other than designated parking areas. It is very easy to get a ticket for
bad parking or having the parking time be overdue. Leaving early and being cautious is key for
having a good experience with parking.

FSHS (YTHS in Finnish)
FSHS, Finnish Student Health Service (Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiö), is an expert in student
healthcare and provides targeted low-threshold services designed to provide long-term health
benefits for university students. The services offered for general health, oral health and mental
health, as well as our work to promote health and community health, aim to maintain and improve
students’ well-being and ability to study. The service works with a callback service in which you can
talk with the nurse and possibly order an appointment. During the mornings, you can go to the FSHS
center between 8 and 9 am. FSHS center is located at Linnanmaa, Yliopistokatu 1 A. All information
can be found at: http://www.yths.fi/en/

KELA
Kela is the social Insurance Institution of Finland that provides social security coverage for Finnish
residents and many Finns living abroad through the different stages of their lives. Therefore Kela
can grant financial aid to students who study on a full-time basis and are Finnish citizens. However
there are some exceptions and you should find out from Kela itself if you are eligible for any
compensation or financial support. The financial aid for students includes study grant, government
guarantee for student loans and housing supplement. Students who rent a home in Finland may be
entitled to general housing allowance. Other benefits for students provided by Kela are, for example,
the school transport subsidy, the student loan compensation and subsidised meals. If you are eligible

for any of Kela’s services, visit http://www.kela.fi/web/en/financial-aid-for-students-eligibility for more
information and leave an application.

New Student Dictionary

A
Academic quarter (= Akateeminen vartti)
Unless otherwise specified, lectures or lessons start 15 minutes after defined start time, For example:
Lecture is defined to start at 10:00 but actual starting time is at 10:15. Apart from this, at
Kontinkangas lectures may start on the hour. Poikkeuksena lääkis, jossa iltapäivän luennot alkavat
tasalta. Starting times may also vary inside the course. Always check exam starting times, because
they often start on the hour.
Afterparty (= Jatkot)
A party that is held after another event.a
Alum (= Alumni)
All University graduates with a Bachelor's, Master's or a Doctoral Degree are alumni.
Anniversary-Sittning (= Vuosijuhlasitsit)

Like normal sittning but much more ceremonial/formal but not as Anniversary celebration. Check
“sittning”.
Anniversary celebration (= Vuosijuhlat)
Even more ceremonial or formal than Anniversary-Sittning. Check “sittning”.
Assistant (= Assari)
Someone who assists you at exercices. They may work alongside their studies or may be already
graduated. Their job is to help you, so ask them if you don’t have enough knowledge to complete
the task.

B
Bachelor (= Kandidaatti / Kandi)
Person who has completed the Bachelor of Science. In finnish word “kandi” may point to Bachelor’s
thesis work.
Badges (= Haalarimerkki)
Many students sew strange and humoristic badges on top of their overalls, which you can get by
taking part of different kinds of happenings and events or you can buy them from other guilds,
organizations and different societies. It is also common to trade badges with other students.
Board (= Hallitus)
Board is guild’s executive. Board with its officials are responsible for example event organizing.
Every member of the guild is allowed to stand for election. Representatives are selected in caucus
(with election) which is a meeting of members.

Boomerang (= Bumerangi)
Rebounded exercise or work raport, which has some corrections to be done or something else to
notify.
BME
Biomedical Engineering Research Group

    •   Biosignal Processing Team: biosignal processing applications concerning cardiovascular
        system and central nervous system.
    •   Biomechanics Research Team: measurement and biosignal processing applications
        concerning musculoskeletal system.

C
Café & Juicebar
Smoothie bar located at Linnanmaa campus.
Café Hub
Café which is located near green racks and Restaurant Napa.

D
Dean ( = Dekaani)
The big boss or leader of faculty. Every faculty has their own dean.

E
Exam (= Tentti)
Usually an ordeal moment before course ends or sometimes even at the beginning of the course!
Here you show what you learned (or usually didn’t).
Excursion (= Excursio)
Long or short journey or trip, for example company visit or similar. OLTO’s annual excursion to the
traditional LFTY days (Finnish Society for Medical Physics and Medical Engineering) will take place
in February. In the autumn OLTO is heading to Otaniemi to RekomBIOnaatio happening.

F
Finanssi
Finanssi, the Association of Oulu Business School Students, is the very own student guild for all
business students in the University of Oulu. They are known for Interdisciplinary Overall Parties.
Foobar
Restaurant at R-door lobby located at Linnanmaa campus.
Foodoo
Restaurant located at Linnanmaa campus.

Freshman (= Fuksi)
A freshman is a person in the first year at an educational institution.

G
Guild (= Kilta)
Subject society. Almost every field of study has their own guild/subject society. They organize
happenings and work as a connection between degree programme and students.

H
Humanist (Humanisti)
Student at the Faculty of Humanities.

I

J
Juvenes
The second one of our two caterings. It owns all restaurants at Linnanmaa campus except Kastari.
Jäynä (= Prank)
Prank or jäynä is part of Teekkari (tech student) culture. Jäynä is like clever practical jokes done to
amuse even a bigger audience. The idea is not to hurt anyone’s feelings or harm anything rather to
bring some joy to people’s life.

K
Kaarle(nholvi)
Popular bar to party. The sweatiest dance floor and legendary windowsill are here!
Kastari
Uniresta’s          restaurant           located          at          administration          building.

Guild room (= kiltahuone/kiltis)
Guilds may have their own rooms where members can spend their free time or assemble to make
exercises etc. OLTO’s guild room is located at room HK208. You make coffee for free here!
Kontinkangas
Place where Faculty of Medicine is located (Department of Medical Technology also!)
Kotka
Restaurant located at OYS (Oulu University Hospital).
Hangover (= Krapula)

You probably know this (after parties at morning) if you have been partying hard sometime.
Kyhi / Kiltayhdyshenkilö
Link between guilds/students and Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK . Check
“TEK.”
Kylteri
Economic student.
Kylymä
Restaurant located at Linnanmaa campus.

L
Laskuharjoitus (laskarit)
Exercises during courses where you learn practically. Usually assistants help you.
LFT-day (LFT-päivä)
The annual Finnish Society for Medical Physics and Medical Engineering day (LFT-Day).
Linnanmaa
Main Campus of University of Oulu.
LTK
Faculty of Medicine.
Lecture/Class/Lesson (= Luento)
The original way of teaching, where lecturer talks and students listen, write notes, check menu of
the day, reply emails and WhatsApp/Telegram/IRC messages and try not to fall asleep.

M
Mandatory attendance (= Läsnäolopakko)
Some courses include mandatory attendance, some not. It depends on style of course. Riippuu
kurssin luonteesta ja kurssin pitäjästä. It is desirable to join lectures and exercises because it usually
makes passing exams easier.
Mara
Restaurant at Linnanmaa campus near the library (Pegasus).
Medisiina
Uniresta’s restaurant located at Kontinkangas campus.
MIPT
Research unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology.

N

Napa
Restaurant located at Linnanmaa campus (main lobby).
Noppa
1. Some courses use this website. You can see timetables, lecture and exercise materials usually
here. 2. It also may mean ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).
Notice boards
Notice boards are full of important information and they are everywhere. OLTO’s notice board is
located at Kontingkangas campus 5A lobby. Nowadays the most important “board” is our email list.

O

Official (= Toimihenkilö or toimari)
Official and helping hand for the board of the Guild.
Overalls
The student overalls is the best and easiest choice of party clothes. Students in different fields and
student organizations can be seperated by looking overall’s colors and logos. Other organizations
may get their overalls already in autumn and others as late as spring before Wappu. OLTO doesn’t
have its own specified overalls but freshmen of medical and wellness technology and BME students
order overalls together with medical students. They look similar, but logos are different.
OHLK
Oulun hammaslääketieteen kilta ry. Dentistry Guild in Oulu.
OKKL
Oulun korkeakoululiikunta. University Sports of Oulu. Offer academic sport services and other
welfare services for students and staff of Oulu University of Applied Sciences, University of Oulu,
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences -Oulu Unit, Oulu Vocational College and The staff of Joint
Authority for Education Services (KYP).
OKM
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö. Ministry of Education and Culture. The Ministry of Education and
Culture is one of the twelve ministries that together with the ministers heading them form the
Finnish Government.
OLK
Oulun lääketieteellinen kilta ry. Medical Guild in Oulu.
OLTO
Oulun lääketieteen tekniikan opiskelijat ry. Medical Technology students of Oulu. This dictionary was
written by some member of OLTO. OLTO is an association for all the students of University of Oulu
interested in Medical Technology / Biomedical engineering.
OLuT
Oulun Luonnontieteilijät ry. Association for natural scientist in Oulu.

Omaope
Your tutor teacher.
OPH
Opetushallitus. Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) is a national development agency.
Optima
Optima is an online learning environment. Some courses use this website. You can find timetables,
lecture and exercise materials here.
Oranssit naulakot
Or in english orange racks, oranges. You can see racks that are orange at Linnanmaa campus. One
of the popular meeting places. Just say “oranssit” to your friend and you can meet there.
OTY
Oulun Teekkariyhdistys. The purpose of the association is to cherish the Teekkari culture in Oulu,
advance its members social and spiritual endeavors, act as a link between the engineering
students of University of Oulu and guilds, and observe and develop guidelines to their action.
OY (Oulun Yliopisto)
University of Oulu.
OYY
The Student Union of the University of Oulu, known as OYY among friends, is the student advocacy
organisation at the University of Oulu.

P
Pegasus
Oulu University Library. There is also some rooms for groups. Great place to study.

Preparty
A party held before the start of main event.
PJ
Puheenjohtaja. Chairman. Chairwoman. Chairperson. Guild’s chair* is visible and audible person.
You can always ask from this person about guild and guild’s action.
Pohjat
Normally alcohol which is drinked before main parties.
PSOAS
Pohjois-Suomen opiskelija-asuntosäätiö. Student Housing Foundation of Northern Finland. Offers
some places to live for students.
Pruju

Lecture or exercise material. It usually includes all the stuff that is going to be teached during the
course. Nowadays it is common that pruju is a downloadable version.
PRO (= Pienryhmänohjaaja)
Student tutor. Your nearest help with questions according to student life or something else.

R
Rotuaari
The Rotuaari is a pedestrian zone in the city centre of Oulu. Nice cafes, restaurants and places to
meet.

S
Shrovetide (= Laskiainen)
Party in winter time and organized by The Guild of Mechanical Engineers. The day starts with snow
sliding in Raksila and ends with big party in the evening.
Student card (= Opiskelijakortti)
The student card is your means to prove that you're a student in Finland in all situations necessary.
Student union (= Ylioppilaskunta)
A link between the students of the university. Every student aiming at a bachelor’s or master’s degree
at the University of Oulu is a member of the Student Union.
Sittning (= Sitsit)
”Sitsit” is an academic party that includes a three-course meal accompanied by a lot of singing and
toasting. There is often a theme and you always have to follow the sitsit etiquette (otherwise you
might be punished).
Speksi
Speksi is a form of interactive musical theatre where the viewers get to influence what happens on
stage. Some Speksis from Oulu are: TerwaSpeksi and PahkiSpeksi, others for example: NääSpeksi
(Tampere) ja TeekkariSpeksi (Aalto).
Sport pass (= Sporttipassi)
The Sports Pass functions as an entrance ticket to all the services and training sessions. Check
“OKKL.”

T
Teekkari
A tech student.
Teekkaritalo

Party house where students usually party and go to sauna. Teekkaritalo is located at Kaijonharju
Kalervontie 7. It is part of Oulu’s teekkari culture. There are also many other events!
TEK
A trade union. Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is one of the unions for highly
educated professionals. You probably hear a lot about this during your studies.
TellUs
Place to study alone or in a group.
TellUs cafe
A Cafe in TellUs.
TST
Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta (TST). Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical
Engineering ITEE.
Tuudo
Tuudo is a mobile app, made for you, to make your student life simpler. With Tuudo, you manage
your studies and ease your daily life both, on and off the campus. Use this app!

U
Uniresta
The second one of our two caterings.
Uusinta
“Repeat exam”. More or less unsuccessfull exam can be made again in this event.

V
Vanilla
Uniresta’s restaurant in Virastotalo near the city centre.
Vihreät naulakot
Green racks, greens, vihreät. One of the popular meeting places beside orange ones at Linnanmaa
campus.
Vulcanalia
Celebrating the beginning of a new academic year.
Vulcanalia is the University of Oulu’s annual kick-off event organized by the Student Union.

W
Walhalla
Medical Guild’s Guild house.
Wappu

Ending the academic year is a spectacular many days event Wappu, what every student is waiting
for all year round. A lot of parties and nice people all around the city. And drink of course!
Weboodi
Weboodi system is a student information system that supports studies and teaching. You find
timetables here but also completed studies and course registrations.
Wesibussi
Wesibussi is a way to collect charity organized by engineering students of University of Oulu together
with OTPTravel Oy. Usually driver during Wappu and Vulcanalia event. Its idea is to move from one
place to another without stopping the party. Don’t miss this one!
Wiki
Another website where you can see timetables, course material etc.

Y
YKHS
Ystävällinen KaunoHiihtoSeura. Organizes some downhill skiing trips.
YTHS
Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiö. Finnish Student Health Services.

Ö
Ö–öpinen
Oululainen, arkkarien toimittama Wappulehti. Architecture student Guild’s Wappumagazine. This
is published only in finnish.